Arctic Wednesdays 2023: Week 1 Pre-trip Report

Dominic Casamassima 

Northeast Woodlands Chartered School

Conway, New Hampshire

The 4th grade curriculum at Northeast Woodland Charter school has a focus on local geography and history. Mt. Washington, also known as Mt. Agiocohook (one of its native names) has a rich history. It is a well known landmark for the students at my school, and all of the people in the Mt. Washington Valley. Coincidentally at the Ski Museum the class spoke with Tyler Ray about outdoor career opportunities. This trip lined up perfectly with this year's happenings. I knew my 4th graders would be excited to see their teacher on zoom from the top of Mt. Washington. For someone who loves the chance of adventure. Mt. Washington in January sounds like something I could not miss. 

The class is just beginning the study of local geography. We worked on making maps of the areas around us. While we started with our classroom, and our school. Soon we will branch out to the whole state of New Hampshire. Mt. Washington is an important landmark. It is also rich with history, and lore. 

In class we have told a few indigenous stories that included mountains in New England. Mt. Katahdin, Mt. Sugarloaf, and Mt. Washington. How Gluscabe created Mt. Sugarloaf was told the day before Arctic Wednesday. Passaconway will be a part of some of our local history lessons in the spring.